Dear Lopa,
Re "the scary world of climate intervention techniques", the world of "business as usual", without intervention, is far scarier - it could take us all out. I wonder if this has occurred to any of the Senators. Cheers, John Lopa Brunjes wrote: > Hi Biochar Supporters, > > I was alerted to some recent discussions on biochar within this group, > and was told it would be pertinent to post this here. Please do us > all a favor and call your Senators! > > As we all know, biochar can be considered to sit in the "in-between" > zone, beween "normal green technology" and "the scary world of climate > intervention techniques". If biochar makes it into the public sphere, > I do believe it would be a great step in the direction of encouraging > thorough and proper geo-engineering research. > > > As some of you may already know, we are on the verge of a great > biochar victory! Last week, a biochar bill was introduced into the > Senate, entitled the Water Efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and > Restoration (WECHAR) Act of 2009. It was introduced by Senator Harry > Reid of Nevada, with four cosponsors, including Senators Max Baucus > and John Tester of Montana, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, and Senator > Tom Udall of New Mexico. The bill includes project development, loan > guarantees, a biomass availability assessment, and research grants, > and focuses largely on forest fuel load reduction and invasive species > mitigation with . The full text of the bill and a summary can be > found here: > > http://www.biochar-international.org/policy/unitedstates > > This bill was made possible in large part to the tireless work of the > International Biochar Initiative. However, all of our efforts have a > common purpose and each of our efforts contributes, in ways seen and > unseen, to that goal. > > However, we are not all the way there yet, and hence, I am writing you > urging you to take action. Please, as soon as you read this email, > pick up the phone immediately and call your Senators to tell them that > you support WECHAR and want them to support it, too. It's a simple, > short call, and will only take a minute or two. You can find out who > your Senators are and their contact info here: > > http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=CA > > > If you want to take further action, please send an email requesting > that your friends, family, and colleagues do the same as well. Now is > the time to reel in your social capital! Let's see if we can get this > to go viral. If the Senate's phones and ears are ringing with the > word "biochar," and they have the sense that the public wants this, > they are far more likely to say "yes" when it is time to vote. > > If this bill passes, it will be a massive boon to biochar! Your time > in doing this could reap great rewards for us, the U.S., and the whole > planet. Don't delay, and don't be shy! Just make the call now, and > don't have it hanging over your head. If you can't do it now, set an > alarm for yourself so you don't forget. Time is of the essence! > > > Thanks, everyone, > > Lopa > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
